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Spare tea possibly being split (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

separate

'being split' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'spare tea possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'spare'+'tea'='sparetea'
'sparetea' anagrammed gives 'SEPARATE'.

(Other definitions for separate that I've seen before include "Standing apart" , "Unconnected" , "Divide, part" , "Distinct; divide" , "Dinstinct or discrete" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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